Winter. It is always associated with both cold and warmth - the warmth of the heart, tenderness and love for each other.

The winter period is a great time to propose to your loved one, on a warm Christmas Eve with the family, a New Year's Eve party with friends or two on St. Valentine's Day, a celebration of endless love and passion.

Interpretations may be different, but the holiday proposal remains special and always memorable. Although there is often an assumption in Latvia that the proposal is usually expressed in a very intimate atmosphere, this does not exclude that the proposal can also include the closest people around you. Recent trends show that more and more often, this most romantic film-worthy holiday proposal tradition has also entered Latvia, the holiday season is special and romantic, and why not make it even more special by proposing to the person you want to spend your whole life with? By proposing to your significant other during the holidays, you can create unforgettable and wonderful memories not only for yourself, but also for others, but

the main thing is to feel and find out the wishes and expectations of your other half, because the bride-to-be can expect a very private proposal, another expects a public one,

so it is important to know her fondest dreams not only about the wedding, but also the place and way of proposing, so that this surprise for the lady of your heart turns into a positive experience that she will never forget.

Proposing during the holidays is like a confirmation that this holiday will never be simple again, it will be your engagement holiday that you will celebrate every year and never forget.

Remember that every woman is special and unique, with her own thoughts and dreams, so before proposing, plan everything carefully so that both the place and the way of proposing are original.

THE CHRISTMAS BRIDE

Also in Latvia, marriage proposals have gained a lot of popularity especially during Christmas, because it is a holiday of family, hope and forgiveness.

• If the mistress of your heart is of a shy nature, then surely one of the most creative and sincere ideas for proposing at Christmas time is a self-invented and written short fairy tale , based on your romantic, unique story and the beginning of the new chapter is the written proposal.
• You can create an advent calendar and when Christmas comes, instead of chocolate, your beloved will find an engagement ring, which will be a wonderful and unexpected surprise.
• Also, an always elegant way is to hang the engagement ring in the Christmas tree or to put the ring in a homemade Christmas tree decoration with an invitation to become a wife.
• If your lady of the heart doesn't mind the looks of others, then you can make the proposal in the circle of family or friends, or even through them, for example, by filming a video or creating a photo collage, where your closest people have written various sweet things on a piece of paper and the future husband appears at the end of the video with a proposal . You can play it, for example, on Christmas Eve, before unwrapping presents or dinner together.
• As one of the most vivid Christmas traditions in Latvian culture is fortune-telling and fortune-telling, which was traditionally performed by daughters who were looking to get married, ask your sweetheart to close her eyes and put your and hers' fortune in your palm, in which the engagement ring would hang , then ask her to open her eyes and look at what is inside in the palm of your hand and then you can make a proposal by dressing it up in Latvian tradition.
• On Christmas Eve go for a horse-drawn carriage ride through the forest or the seashore , curl up in a warm blanket and while enjoying each other, propose, it will be a sweet and intimate experience that will surely appeal to brides-to-be, who are romantic and very private beings.
• If you are musical, then on Christmas Eve you can sing a song composed by yourself , which you can sing as a serenade of declaration of love and as a culmination, make a proposal, you can do it both as a couple or as a family.

• Take your loved one to the tower of a church and say the magic words there, the church is a sacred and symbolic place for marriage, so this will definitely be a beautiful place for a proposal.

THE SYMBOLIC RITUAL AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR

The turn of the new and old year is a magical time, filled with nostalgia for the past and dreams for the future. Luxurious dresses, fireworks, champagne, happy people around. A more magnificent proposal is not possible. The New Year's proposal, which has already become a model hour of the classics, is always relevant and romantic.

• If you are social and love attention, then definitely the climax of fireworks among friends will be a great time to propose , it will add symbolic meaning to your new relationship status, as well as an additional sense of solemnity and splendor to your celebration.

• At the turn of the year, we all try to resolve some things that we would like to fulfill in the new year, which we usually discuss with our loved ones. This is a great time to make joint plans, so why not write each of your expectations on a piece of paper and pass this paper to the other . You can write only the fateful question on the sheet or indicate on the partner's sheet that it is not written here that we will get engaged and then make a proposal. You can implement this idea both as a couple and with people close to you.
• If you want to propose to your loved one without the presence of others, then shortly before midnight you can quickly disappear from the eyes of others on climb onto the roof , justifying yourself with the fact that you want to be alone in this magical time, listen to the countdown, look into your beloved's eyes and say the words of the proposal right at midnight.
• If your other half likes attractiveness, dancing, the company of friends and family and attention, then you can organize a New Year's flash mob , which will be an unexpected surprise for your other half and an attractive way to propose.

• If you will welcome the New Year together, then in different places both at home and outside, place notes in which you will indicate why exactly she is your destined , why you love her so much, but do it in such a way that she will find these notes throughout the day, for example, put a note under the morning cup of coffee, write something sweet on the mirror, in the lining of your coat attach a joint photo, choose the place to place these messages according to your beloved's daily routine and according to your New Year's Eve plans, when you have read and found all the notes, propose by getting down on one knee.

SAINTS IN LOVE

As the final holiday of the romantic winter is St. Valentine's Day, which is undoubtedly the most romantic holiday of the year, everything is just right for every woman to receive a proposal from her lover. Therefore, this day is made to give free rein to your imagination and extraordinary ideas of wooing, transforming already existing traditions or creating new ones.

• As one of the ideas can be attending a master class , before carefully coordinating everything with the employees so that the surprise unfolds perfectly.
• If you both like animals, then you can definitely visit one of the animal shelters, it will be a warm date not only for you, but you will also bring joy to the animals by walking and playing with them, but before that, you can agree with the staff that you will hang an engagement ring around the neck of a specific animal, in this way, you will propose to your lover and maybe in the end you will also get a new pet. Recent engagement trends show that an engagement ring hung directly on animal straps with a proposal text is especially cute and relevant . Also, this idea will work for those who already have a pet.
• On Saint Valentine's Day, it is customary to present your significant other with a nice gift, for example, you can create a joint photo album of your with small stories that will help you better remember all the nice moments you have experienced and on the last page write your proposal text, it will be like a nice surprise and a symbolic continuation of the story.

• If your bride-to-be is a fan of classical music, then you can attend an opera performance on the evening of Valentine's Day and propose on the luxurious balcony of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet.

• Or if you are lovers of reading books , then you can certainly choose Gaismas Pili as one of the particularly beautiful places to propose.

• Rundāle Castle and Rūmenes Manor are just a couple of the most beautiful and romantic places in Latvia . These are great places not only for a wedding ceremony, but also for a proposal, especially romantic and classic women will appreciate it.

• If you are a nature lover and love sports recreation in the fresh air, then you can plan a walk along a nature trail or a visit to a ski slope and write the fateful proposal words in the snow.
• You must have some special meeting place , in some park, restaurant or museum, remember this place and take your lover right there, it will be like a nice time travel.

• If your loved one is a fan of art and culture, then you can visit the Latvian Art Museum , where classical and modern values meet.

Realizing that nowadays it's getting harder to come up with extraordinary ideas how to propose to your significant other, we recommend transforming good old ideas into new ones, because everything new is a well-forgotten old one, but

the main thing is to find out the desires, interesting things and places of your beloved woman, so that the proposal goes flawlessly and brings inexpressible joy and happiness to both of you.